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Wow ! quite rare ! Giant no really consider it as a mtb if I remember but a part of carbon fiber history

Wow ! Is it Shamus’ Klein ?

With my Cannondale SE 2000 and my OffRoad Proflex 950, I actually own the three first rear suspension bikes of the French market. It was the beginning of 1991 and I dreamed in the magazines which tested those revolutionary bikes. I have rode the 3 bikes. I know that the Boulder was a step better...

But some Pre-Answer Manitou (the really first generation) could exists with 110mm spacing.

Technically, the down tube can be replaced : cut and weld… But I’m not sure the bike would be rideable : aluminum generally hates to be re-welded and lot of aluminum frame repaired will fail again. On other hand, 6061 T6 frames like Cannondale and Klein are heat treaded after welded. So, they...

What a beauty 😎

16,5 ;) But Got 15" too

1991 Trek 8700

Seems to be the same japanese maker of the early Emery titanium (french brand) https://generationmountainbike.com/project/1993-emery-titane/ (The Emery was madd in Ti 4al6V) The end of the main tubes seems to got the same welding around and the drpoouts are quite the same

My little Team P…

Fibrax seems to still sale some https://www.alltricks.fr/F-46290-pieces-transmission/P-2292259-gaine_de_derailleur_fibrax_noir_5mm_anti_compression_boite_de_30m__avec_liner_teflon

JB1 with Sanguinary island on the horizon :cool:

“Bienvenue" on Retrobike ! As usual, the story behind the project is more important than the bike itself 😎